Spotting Errors in Arguments

11th Grade · ELA · 60 min· I Can Distinguish Between Rhetorical Devices And Logical Fallacies And Analyze How Text Structure Supports An Author's Purpose. Fallacies Concentrate On 6th Grade Teks Standards: - Differences Between Rhetorical Devices And Logical Fallacies - Writers Can Use Specific Constructions In Phrasing, Sentences, And Example Types To Make Their Arguments Clear And Relatable To The Audience. - Rhetorical Devices Such As Repetition, Analogies, Or Juxtaposition Can Help Writers Illustrate Their Perspectives And Prove How Reasonable Their Positions Are, Which Can Make The Argument More Convincing. - Writers Can Use Some Of These Same Devices To Manipulate Language And Misrepresent The Facts Supporting An Idea, Creating Logical Fallacies That Make An Idea Appear More Reasonable Than It Realistically Is. - Students Should Be Able To Recognize And Describe The Differences Between The Two Strategies. Logical Fallacy And Rhetorical Devices. - Logical Fallacies Is An Incorrect Or Problematic Argument That Is Not Based On Sound Reasoning; Also Known As Faulty Reasoning (e.g., Sweeping Generalization, Circular Reasoning, Red Herring, Hyperbole, Emotional Appeals, Stereotype, Hasty Generalization, Etc.) - Rhetorical Device A Technique That An Author Or Speaker Uses To Influence Or Persuade An Audience (e.g., Rhetorical Questions, Repetition, Analogies, Juxtaposition, Parallelism, Rhetorical Shifts, Antithesis)